6. Koenigsegg CCXR

KOENIGSEGG Automotive AB

Price: Approximately $2 million

Your girlfriend suddenly loves the Volvo C30 because of its screen time in Twilight (even if she really only digs the car because of Robert Pattinson). She doesn’t even know what a cool Swedish car is. The carbon-fiber Koenigsegg CCXR is the answer. It’s also the problem. This E85-capable supercar, of which there are six examples, represents a million-odd dollar jump over other models. For half the price, the performance is nearly as brilliant and she’ll probably be just as impressed — or petrified.

What the price should be: Really, does it need to me in the millions? It's a car, after all. Drop it down below the million-dollar mark and it makes a bit more sense.